Paris/New York Design, Fashion & Culture 1925–1940 First Edition Art Deco Exhibition Book, Josephine Baker

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A striking, first-edition copy of Paris / New York: Design, Fashion & Culture 1925–1940, published in 2008 by The Monacelli … Read more A striking, first-edition copy of Paris / New York: Design, Fashion & Culture 1925–1940, published in 2008 by The Monacelli Press for the Museum of the City of New York. A beautifully produced volume that explores the creative dialogue between Paris and New York during the height of the Art Deco era period defined by glamour, innovation, and transatlantic exchange.

Lavishly illustrated with archival photographs, interiors, jewelry, architecture, textiles, fashion plates, and period graphics, the book traces how two cities influenced one another across design, fashion, cuisine, transportation, and popular culture. Contributors include leading scholars Richard Guy Wilson, Isabelle Gournay, Kenneth Silver, and Donald Albrecht.

The visual content is exceptional ocean-liner interiors, skyscraper studies, haute couture, department store design, Deco theaters, elite dining, and the glamorous people who animated both cities between the wars. A perfect styling object for a coffee table, library, studio, or Art Deco–inspired interior.

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* First Edition, 2008
* Published by The Monacelli Press / Museum of the City of New York
* Hardcover with dust jacket
* Approx. 13” x 10”
* 240 pages
* Richly illustrated throughout

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Very good overall. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear. Interior pages are crisp, clean, and richly printed. A beautiful, display-worthy copy. See less